Tewksbury man pleads guilty to drug charges

WOBURN -- A Tewksbury man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in jail, followed by five years probation, after pleading guilty Tuesday to drug-trafficking charges in connection with a 2010 Tewksbury police sting operation.

In Middlesex Superior Court, Salvatore Matranga, 45, pleaded guilty to charges of possession with intent to distribute a Class B substance (three counts), possession with intent to distribute a Class C substance, and possession with intent to distribute a Class E substance, according to a police press release.

Matranga's sentence included the condition that he submit to random drug screens.

Tewksbury police said during the spring of 2010, police conducted surveillance on the defendant's residence and confirmed that numerous drug transactions had taken place.

Police Chief Timothy Sheehan said Tewksbury detectives executed a search warrant on the defendant's residence at 24 Juniper Lane and vehicles there on July 12, 2010.

They found numerous prescription pills in the house and the car, for which the defendant did not have a prescription, as well as cash and packaging consistent with that used for drug distribution.

Stacy Matranga, 19, of 24 Juniper Lane, was arrested in December on charges of distribution of oxycodone, possession of a Class B substance and conspiracy.

She was also arrested on similar charges on Oct. 5.

It was not immediately clear what the family relationship between Stacy and Salvatore Matranga is.

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